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New Musical Expression Magazine

For my GCSE media coursework I created a front cover and single page spread for a magazine based on this blog.

Here is what I produced:

The front cover

The single page spread

The Joy Formidable - This Ladder Is Ours

The Joy Formidable previewed a brilliant new video for their track 'This Ladder Is Ours' on their website yesterday afternoon. Don't be fooled by the long orchestral intro; before you know it Ritzy Bryan's intense raspy guitar breaks in, as does those pounding drums and that driving bass. The full on energetic and dense guitar sound that The Joy Formidable are known for soon emerges. The video was filmed in Santa Clarita, CA and was directed by Greg Jadrin. The track will feature on their forthcoming album 'Wolf's Law' alongside 'Cholla', which they'd also released a video for in October (watch here). I can't wait - this record is going to be massive!

'Wolf's Law' album artwork

The album will be released on 21st January. Pre order it now-which is cheapest if you do so on Play (plus they're signed copies!)

The Joy Formidable also announced a huge UK and Ireland tour which will take place during January, February and March 2013.  

The tour dates are as follows:

January

Tuesday 22nd  Liverpool, Kazimier

Wednesday 23rd  Norwich, Waterfront

Friday 25th  Belfast, The Limelight

Saturday 26th  Dublin, Academy

Monday 28th  Cardiff, Solus

Tuesday 29th  Bristol, Fiddlers

February

Sunday 24th  Nottingham, Rescue Rooms

Monday  25th  Leeds, Cockpit

Tuesday 26th  Glasgow, Oran Mor

Thursday 28th Manchester, Ritz

March

Friday 1st Wolverhampton, Wulfrun Hall

Saturday 2nd Sheffield, Leadmill

Monday 4th Brighton, Concorde 2

Tuesday 5th Exeter, Phoenix

Wednesday 6th Portsmouth, Wedgewood Rooms

Friday 8th  London, The Roundhouse

Masters In France

Masters In France played the Introducing Stage at BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend in Bangor back in 2010 after gaining a huge amount of support from Jen Long and Huw Stephens. I saw them play live and then went on to buy their EP 'Inhale' which you can order from their website here.

Me with their T-shirt and 'Inhale' EP

They suddenly came back to my attention when I saw that their new single 'Playin' with my friends' on an IKEA advert - fingers crossed this leads to them getting some kind of mainstream success.

You can download their track 'Playin' with my friends' from itunes here.

YesYou

YesYou are a production duo from Brisbane, Australia. They came to my attention from the hype they received from the Brisbane music conference 'Bigsound'. Listening to them you wouldn't expect them to be from the other side of the world - they sound very influenced by the UK electro scene, hence sound remarkably like Bristol band The Other Tribe who have recently gained mainstream success, which I expect they will too. Sounding like they do, it came to a surprise to me when I found out that they have produced for the likes of DZ Deathrays,  already delving into a completely different genre.

'Frivolous Life (ft. Marcus Azon)' is the first single from YesYou's debut EP, which is due out in the next coming months.

Syron

Syron, or Daisy Syron Russell, first came to many people's attention when she showcased her soft, soulful vocal on the Rudimental track 'Spoons'  alongside fellow new young talent MNEK. She has been getting a huge amount of support from the likes of SBTV,  Radio 1 and 1Xtra. She has even been blogged about by The XX and named one of the 'coolest new female talents' by ID Magazine, which I can't disagree with. What I didn't expect was that she was yet another artist from The Brit School, attempting to make her own place in the already crowded music industry. Her first proper single, 'Breaking' is out on 24 September on new upcoming London label Black Butter Records. The track was written from a break up experience, where it's obvious she's still not over her ex, the lyric "I keep forgetting I'm not allowed to love you" is heartbreaking enough on its own. She'll be featuring on the new Tensnake single and then she's got her second single 'Here' coming out soon too. I can't wait.

Deaf Club

Deaf Club first came to my attention when they were in session for Jen Long on BBC Radio 1 back in September 2011 and after I downloaded their Lull EP (from their bandcamp) - which I've been obsessed with ever since - I soon realised that this Wrexham 5-piece had huge potential to do well. 

Now, almost a year after that session they have performed on the BBC Introducing stages at Reading and Leeds, had plenty of airplay on Radio 1, 6 Music and on Radio Wales. The band have gigged all over the UK and have even been written about in The Guardian and in numerous blogs. They have got a tour coming up this Autumn, which you can find out more about on their tumblr. 

I've got a feeling they're going to do well. As a band, they've created something pretty unique. Their tracks are filled with atmosphere and tension, the shimmery guitars and the delay used on the drums is used to great effect. The delicate, soft vocals of Polly Mackey give a folk-like aspect to their sound. It's almost like Deaf Club are re-creating the genre that The Cure were first known for, gothic rock.